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Faith schools in and near Horwich

All 4 faith schools in Horwich, and the nearest just outside.

4 schools in Horwich

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  1. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6EP · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Horwich faith schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1156%

    Horwich faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Horwich faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    214
    Pupils per teacher
    24.6
    View school St Mary's RC Primary School
  2. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL6 6AA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England

    Results above the Horwich faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 36 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Horwich faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Horwich faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    300
    Pupils per teacher
    21.7
    View school Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
  3. St Joseph's RC High School

    Bolton, BL6 6HW · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Horwich faith schools average, high absence.

    218 first choices, 205 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.4

    Horwich faith schools 42.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.2%Horwich faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    1,047
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school St Joseph's RC High School
  4. St Catherine's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL6 5SJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Horwich faith schools average, low absence.

    23 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Horwich faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.8%Horwich faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    237
    Pupils per teacher
    24.3
    View school St Catherine's CofE Primary School

Just outside Horwich

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Horwich.

  1. Rivington and Blackrod High School

    1.3 miles from Horwich · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Horwich faith schools average, high absence.

    280 first choices, 278 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.4

    Horwich faith schools 42.4England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.5%Horwich faith schools 6.0%
    Pupils
    1,626
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Rivington and Blackrod High School
The big picture

How Horwich's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Horwich 66%England 62%St Mary's RC Primary School: 56%St Catherine's CofE Primary School: 62%Horwich Parish CofE Primary School: 73%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Horwich

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Horwich average 4.9%St Catherine's CofE Primary School: 3.8%Horwich Parish CofE Primary School: 3.9%St Mary's RC Primary School: 4.7%St Joseph's RC High School: 7.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Horwich

Ofsted grades in Horwich

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Horwich

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 4 faith schools in Horwich have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Horwich, explained

There are 4 faith schools in Horwich, teaching 1,798 children. 3 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

65.6% of pupils in Horwich faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 56% to 73%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

20.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,131 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Horwich?
There are 4 faith schools in Horwich, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Horwich?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Horwich on Eduscope are St Mary's RC Primary School, Horwich Parish CofE Primary School and St Joseph's RC High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Horwich ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Horwich faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Horwich is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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